I think it is likely BS...but you never know. I think it if is truly optimized for iPad 4, it's performance would suffer on the lessor models. In my mind, if it is not just marketing talk, they would need to add features that work best on iPad 4.

Better graphics probably. I think developers can upgrade graphics so that they appear to best advantage on retina screen, but still work on older iPads. The bad thing for owners of older devices, the upgraded apps take more storage even though they don't get the benefit of the optimized graphics. So those who own say iPad 1 and 2, especially with 16GBs, might feel a storage pinch without any advantage. Of course, iPad 3 has retina screen, too.

Better graphics probably. I think developers can upgrade graphics so that they appear to best advantage on retina screen, but still work on older iPads. The bad thing for owners of older devices, the upgraded apps take more storage even though they don't get the benefit of the optimized graphics. So those who own say iPad 1 and 2, especially with 16GBs, might feel a storage pinch without any advantage. Of course, iPad 3 has retina screen, too.

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Yeah, that's what they mean. I guess since iPad 3 doesn't exist anymore they have to say "iPad 4" now....but the optimizations are the same for both models. I think they'd be better of saying "optimize for retina display"...because next year the mini will have a retina display too...so they cover more bases than naming a particular model, IMO. Still, that wording would slow down someone who owns an iPad 2 or a current mini.

I think developers will limit true optimization for now, because the bulk of iPads are still older models. After tipping point with more people going to newer models, they'll probably stop supporting older versions or have to do more than one version of an app. You already see that, because you need a later iOS for some apps, and older iDevices (including iPhones) have stopped getting firmware upgrades, so they're stuck using older versions of apps, and some developers stop supporting those after awhile. Depends on how developers want to spend their resources.

I hope you all don't mind me bringing up another thread. But I think this quoted thread will provide insight on what is meant by "optimized for the new iPad" phrase. I would draw your attention to post #39 authored by Skull One. According to that post, optimizing an app to take advantage of retina display is a matter of writing code to turn on that feature. I am severely simplifying this process. I promote reading this thread to further our understanding of what optimizing an app means.

I hope you all don't mind me bringing up another thread. But I think this quoted thread will provide insight on what is meant by "optimized for the new iPad" phrase. I would draw your attention to post #39 authored by Skull One. According to that post, optimizing an app to take advantage of retina display is a matter of writing code to turn on that feature. I am severely simplifying this process. I promote reading this thread to further our understanding of what optimizing an app means.

I hope you all don't mind me bringing up another thread. But I think this quoted thread will provide insight on what is meant by "optimized for the new iPad" phrase. I would draw your attention to post #39 authored by Skull One. According to that post, optimizing an app to take advantage of retina display is a matter of writing code to turn on that feature. I am severely simplifying this process. I promote reading this thread to further our understanding of what optimizing an app means.

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